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September 18, 2023 9:34 AM

UN Office for OCHA amends death toll in Libya floods

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has amended the death toll from Libya floods to 3,958 citing World Health Organization (WHO). The UN had earlier reported the death of 11,300 people in the flood disaster in the country's coastal city of Derna. As per...

September 17, 2023 1:51 PM

British government to hike visa fees from 4th of October

The British government on Saturday announced an increase in visa fees, effective from the 4th of October. The cost of a visit visa for under six months will rise by GBP 15, and student visas will be GBP 127 more expensive for travelers from around the world including those from India.  The chan...

September 17, 2023 8:00 AM

14 killed after plane crashed in Brazilian Amazon

Fourteen people were killed on Saturday when a plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon in the northern town of Barcelos, a popular tourist spot. Brazilian media reports said there were no survivors of the crash. Amazonas state Governor Wilson Lima said the plane was an 18-passenger EMB-110, a twin-eng...

September 16, 2023 8:21 PM

Dengue cases in Bangladesh increase ten times, deaths 3 times: expert

In Bangladesh, the prevalence of dengue cases has increased ten times since last year and the deaths have increased almost thrice, according to a health expert Dr. Md Golam Sharower. The number of dengue fatalities in the country has now crossed 800, according to the Directorate General of Heal...

September 16, 2023 5:27 PM

In Bangladesh, journalist's body raise deep concern over Cyber Security Act

Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) has voiced deep concerns over the enactment of the Cyber Security Act, by the Bangladesh Parliament, citing alarming clauses reminiscent of the Digital Security Act. The journalist body voiced deep concern against Section 42 of the recently passed Cyber Sec...

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